El19digital.com reports that:

"The company HKND Group delivered on Sunday night to the Grand Interoceanic Canal Commission of Nicaragua, a social and environmental impact study produced by the firm ERM.

During its delivery Mr. Xu Changbao, general manager of HKND' office in Nicaragua thanked the people and government of our country for the attention given to the Grand Canal and hoped that this project, which has the attention of the world, can be successfully developed.

"We will work together with the Nicaraguan people to realize this dream of the centenary," he said.

Manuel Roman, ERM specialist, said the environmental and social impact is the culmination of two years of field studies, conducted with national and international experts.

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